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    PHOBIAS A phobia is an excessive or unreasonable fear of an object‚ place or situation. Simple phobias are fears of specific things such as insects‚ infections‚ flying. Agoraphobia is a fear of being in places where one feels "trapped" or unable to get help‚ such as in crowds‚ on a bus‚ or standing in a queue. A social phobia is a marked fear of social or performance situations. Phobias are extremely common. Sometimes they start in childhood for no apparent reason; sometimes they emerge after a

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    Taking on the Trust

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    Taking On the Trust Steve Weinberg’s “Taking on the Trust” is a book that chronicles the lives of both Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller. Ida Tarbell was born in Pennsylvania to Franklin and Esther Tarbell. While her family was not necessarily poor they were not rich either. At times they had to struggle to make it through while at other times they had money in the bank. One of the interesting things about her family is how strongly religion played a role in their family. Even when they didn’t

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    I admit that noise is already a part of our everyday lives; it is that non-melodic tune that strikes our ears. Some are already used to it‚ but some are still bugged by it. We all have our break points‚ according to science our pain threshold due to noise is 137.5 decibels‚ that is about 200 Pascal over your ear drum. In comparison to diving without ear plugs‚ its like diving to 100 ft. imagine how much pressure is that. Many revolutionary home appliances today introduced models that are noise-free

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    turn taking

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    Turn Taking Because conversations need to be organised‚ there are rules or principles for establishing who talks and then who talks next. This process is called turn-takinandf‚ as aforementioned‚ with their favorite game being Doom. In the book Columbine by Dave Cullen‚ it states that Harris and Klebold‚ according to their attempt at a more grandiose‚ elaborate‚ and terrifying attack than the one they committed‚ wanted to commit the deadliest terrorist attack the U.S. has ever seen‚ by killing

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    Note taking

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    Taking notes during lectures is very beneficial to students in a number of ways. One‚ which is to remember and it will save student time relying on memory later on. You can be an amazing listener‚ but unless you have good note taking skills‚ it will be hard for you to remember what the teacher said in previous lectures. For notes to become useful‚ they should be well structured and you can go through them over and over so that the information remains fresh days prior to the exam. Reviewing and

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    Taking Sides

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    The Last Taboo What unites the Vatican‚ lefties‚ conservatives‚ environmentalists‚ and scientists in a conspiracy of silence? It’s midnight on the streets of Calcutta. Old women cook over open fires on the sidewalks. Men wait in line at municipal hand pumps to lather skin‚ hair‚ and lungis (skirts)‚ bathing without undressing. Girls sit in the open beds of bicycle-powered trucks‚ braiding their hair. The monsoon’s not yet over‚ and grandfathers under umbrellas squat on their

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    Jessica Pratt Taking a Stand Dear ladies and gentlemen of the court‚ today I stand before you to debate whether or not Atticus should have defended Tom Robinson. I assure you that you can place all of your trust in me because I am completely unbiased since I am not racist and I am in no way related to Atticus. While it is true that Atticus Finch caused dissension by defending a black man‚ he had no choice but to defend Tom Robinson‚ a man created in the image of God and therefore equal to his

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    Taking Notes

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    1 Chapter 3: Taking Notes The good student takes down notes when listening to a teacher’s lecture. In the same way‚ the good researcher takes down notes whenever he comes across a source relevant to his research. Research note taking saves the researcher a lot of time and effort. It allows him to refer to his sources without having to “re-search” for the source from which they were originally taken. In the beginning‚ it might seem that the rigid rules of note taking are stifling‚ rather than

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    taking history

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    USMLE/ COMLEX Step 1 Plan Table of Contents Basic Timeline…………………………………………………………Page 2 Review Books and other Study Materials……………………………..Page 3 Question Sources………………………………………………………Page 4 Basic Sciences…………………………………………………………Page 5 Systems………………………………………………………………...Page 6 Last 2 Weeks…………………………………………………………..Page 7 COMLEX-specific Info………………………………………………Page 10 General Pointers……………………………………………………...Page 10 Question Answering Advice………………………………………….Page 10 Week Before‚ Day Before‚ Day

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    Taking Responsibility

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    Take the Blame: Theme Essay When people take a look at the world around them‚ they see that people often are blaming others for their poor lack of judgement. Whether they are blaming their parents‚ friends‚ or a complete stranger‚ they should instead take the blame themselves to learn from the situation. In A Million Little Pieces by James Frey‚ the readers learn that it is easiest to take responsibility for their actions rather than blaming others. The main character‚ James‚ learns that it is easiest

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